String data from hidden fields shortened

Hi, I want to send data (scalars) from one web page to the next using hidden fields. When I retrieve scalars from the hidden fields they are shortened to just the first element (word) in the string. That is, everything beyond the first space is lost.
Apart from the first -html page - all pages are in perl.
Hope someone can help. Lem

Hi, I want to send data (scalars) from one web page to the next using hidden fields. When I retrieve scalars from the hidden fields they are shortened to just the first element (word) in the string. That is, everything beyond the first space is lost.
Apart from the first -html page - all pages are in perl.
Hope someone can help. Lem